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The Australian sharemarket has opened lower as resources lose ground after Monday's gains.

The Dow and S&P 500 have inched to new records ahead of a deluge of US economic data in advance of the Thanksgiving holiday.

The learned professors behind deregulation recommendations for the state’s taxi industry were cautious not to go too far.

Global oil prices have fallen following a choppy session amid scepticism that OPEC would move aggressively to lift prices this week.

Gold prices have eased from a three-week high as investors weigh the likely path of global monetary policy.

The Australian dollar has handed back the gains it made after China cut its benchmark interest rates.

Perth-based surveying firm McMullen Nolan Group is focusing on rolling out its laser scanning technology across the industry, as it marks its 25th anniversary by rebranding its operations as MNG.

Netball WA is forecasting a rise in revenue as it diversifies into facilities management.

The success of Perth technology company Track’em has attracted plenty of interest from investors, but founder Kashif Saleem says he hasn’t ruled out taking the business public.

A Western Australian dairy boss who waited three years for the business to turn a profit has discovered the other end of the spectrum, and is now dealing with an operation that has outgrown its facilities.

Subiaco-based resource exploration company TNG has been awarded damages of $3.5 million after a court case that spanned more than a decade, but has cautioned that the impact of the "extraordinarily complex" judgement remains unclear.

Subiaco-based ZipTel has announced the launch of its latest product which provides overseas travellers with mobile data usage, through partnerships it has made in over 180 countries.

A northern suburbs property manager has been banned from the industry for five years for failing to deposit income from rental properties into a trust account.

International insurance broker Lockton Australia has signed a 750 square metre lease at a newly completed office building on Vincent Street in the centre of Leederville.

Billionaire Gina Rinehart says rules and regulations are killing jobs.

A new report from BIS Shrapnel has forecast a surge in mining production over the next four years as the mining industry’s focus shifts away from the investment and construction phase of the boom.

A downturn in mining activity has contributed to a 40 per cent fall in half year profit for laboratory services company ALS, but it expects earnings to grow in the current quarter.

The iron ore majors’ move to flood the market may see off their small rivals, but a bigger opponent looms large.

Resource and energy stocks have jumped on news of a Chinese interest rate cut, reversing a five-day losing streak on Australia's share market.

WA Police have confirmed reports they are investigating allegations of fraud against billionaire Clive Palmer, using material supplied by his estranged business partner Citic Pacific Mining.

Western Australian resources companies are increasingly looking to private equity players for funding as an alternative to traditional capital raisings, with more than $300 million in deals just this month.

The completion of a $65 million infrastructure upgrade at Fremantle harbour is designed to boost the amount of freight carried on rail, but the key players are coy on how much difference the recent investment will make.

Mining explorer Heron Resources has been forced to hold a spill of its board of directors after suffering a shareholder revolt at its annual general meeting.

A unique partnership is slowly transforming life on the open road.

Paladin Energy has launched a $205 million recapitalisation plan, designed to fund it until midway through 2016, which has won the backing of China-focused private equity firm HOPU Clean Energy.

Regional communities are putting pressure on the WA government and Brookfield Rail to re-open the third tier of the freight network.

Not long after Melbourne-based Blue Tongue was launched in 2001 its founder, Tully Young, recognised that Western Australia had a transport industry skills shortage – so he moved himself and almost half his business to Perth.

When the HMAS Toowoomba leaves Cockburn Sound on deployments as far away as the Middle East, maritime logistics officer Kelly Haywood is in charge of making sure the vessel has everything it needs to make the journey and accomplish the mission.

Our annual Transport and Logistics feature discusses the role of a maritime logistics officer, how a business caters to a skills shortage in the transport industry, the tier 3 rail lines, training for truck drivers in the Pilbara, and the recent completion of the Fremantle harbour rail upgrade.

More than 400 people are set to lose their jobs at the ABC as the public broadcaster seeks to offset federal government funding cuts.

The Australian share market has opened higher after a surprise cut to interest rates in China boosted mining stocks.

BHP Billiton says it is upping the stakes in its efforts to grow production and cut costs, while also announcing more details of the management line-up for the company it plans to create from its proposed demerger.